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Show SILVER. The gold stand anVvocates have given up all hope J preventing the passage of the silver bill by congreu. They even admit that the bill could be carried over the president's veto, both houses having more than a two thirds' majority in its favor. The gold harks are now trying to coax the liWer men to consent to au increase in tba we.gbt of tbe dollar, making its commercial value one hundred oenta. This proposition will hardly bo accepted. It is tbe dollar of tbe fathers for which the people clamor, and that is the dollar of 4 12 J grainn. If the actual commercial or intrinsic Yalue of our mousy were to govern the weights of the pieces, both gold and silvar coins would have to be cnanfcea every year, er even oiteoer. Tbe discovery of a gold mine, or the development of a nun mivur ledue, would decrease the value sf those metals as they increased their production. pro-duction. The remouetization of sil-Ter sil-Ter by tbe United dcates takes that mineral o 9 Hie mrk?t a -tn ttnic. of trade in this country. Ii wul l.i longer be dealt in as wool, corn or bogs, but at one take a position a money, with a permanent, fixed raJue. The debate in tbe set.ate on the Bland bill will be resumed to-morrow, and is to continue until the vote OB tbe passage of the bill is reached, which will probably be bo fere the plOM of th wek. |